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SWANtech offers an easily implemented, low-cost
means for monitoring the mechanical integrity of
rotating equipment and machinery in your mill for the
purpose of identifying developing mechanical problems.
Problem detection typically occurs long before the
problem become critical, thus providing a substantial
time-margin for taking corrective actions, eliminating
expensive "unscheduled" repairs and minimizing downtime
on vital equipment. SWANtech can help you to
optimize asset utilization and reduce your maintenance
costs.
The SWANtech mechanical wear and friction
transmitter employes patented stress wave analysis to detect mechanical wear,
and even lubrication degredation, long before vibration-based detection
methodologies even sense a problem. SWANtech
makes it very cost effective to monitor common mill
equipment (pumps, gear boxes, fans, drives, blowers,
compressors, washer drum bearings, etc.) that
previously would not have been considered, due to the
high cost and complexity of conventional equipment
monitoring technologies. SWANtech technology
enables the full application of condition-based
maintenance strategies by offering low-cost, real-time, "state of health" measurements for ALL of your
mechanical equipment. And, the SWANtech friction
transmitters are easy to install and do not require
orthogonally aligned, multi-axis sensors or
complicated calibration procedures. "Normal"
equipment vibration does not effect the sensors or
the stress wave signals.
The SWANtech
sensors can be bolted or even glued to the external
housing of most equipment and are non-intrusive.
Each SWANtech transmitter is housed in a
compact, weather-tight enclosure and can be placed
adjacent to the monitored equipment or located up to several hundred feet away. The transmitter is
designed for mill environments and can operate from
available mill DC or AC power. The transmitter
accepts one (1) or two (2) SWANtech sensors and
continuously monitors the stress wave energy used to
compute the "state of health" value for the monitored
equipment. The transmitter is also designed to
interface with DCS and PLC equipment via individual
4-20ma analog output signals (one for each sensor)
and incorporates a pair of contact outputs that can be
optionally configured as alarm trips when either of the
"state of health" readings reach a user-assignable
cautionary or critical level.
Each SWANtech unit
performs "power up" diagnostics as well as
continuously monitoring their sensor inputs for open
or shorted conditions so that bad data isn't generated
due to sensor or wiring problems. In a typical mill
application the analog output signals from the various
SWANtech transmitters would be monitored (as
analog inputs) by a mill DCS system. The DCS
system can also provide alarming of these values and
incorporate them into historical trend displays as well
as using them to drive maintenance scheduling. As
an alternate to the 4-20ma analog outputs, the
transmitter units can be equipped with an optional
RS-232C or RS-485 serial communications port and
support the industry standard MODBUS protocol to
interface with the mill's control systems.
Technical Specifications: |
- Operating
environment: 0 – 60 °C with 5 – 95 % humidity,
non-condensing
- Power requirements: 10 – 30 VDC or 120 VAC 50/60 Hz
- Dimensions: rugged, weather-tight (NEMA 12) enclosure, 10”x7”x3”
- Inputs: 2 stress wave sensor inputs (regular or high-temperature)
Outputs: 2 analog 4-20mA current loops, 1 warning and 1 alarm
contact – N.O. or N.C.
- RS-232C serial port with MODBUS protocol, selectable baud
rates
Ethernet communications connectivity
- Indicators: SWE tri-color LEDs for each sensor, Contact
trip indicator LEDs, status LED
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Features and Functions |
- Low installed cost and rapid return on investment
- Detects lubrication problems, mechanical wear, friction
and contact-surface degradation
- User adjustable Warning and Alarm levels for contract trip
outputs
- Power-up unit self-test (go/no-go) diagnostics
- Suitable for industrial environment and mill power sources
- Single sensor monitoring of most equipment, dual for more
complex machinery
- Continuous, unattended operation in mill environments
- Simple installation and commissioning without extensive
training requirements
- Immune to “normal” equipment vibrations and even
load-based variations
Optional data capture and storage for analysis by SWANexpert
advanced analysis software
- Stress wave sensor cables can be up to 300’ in length
or use wireless option
- Stress wave sensors can be bolted/fastened to the exterior
housing of equipment being monitored
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